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Purim Spiel (A Purim Play)

By: Levin Kipnis illustrations: Nachum Gutman

Come see the show! The song Purim Spiel or Purim Play is written as a humorous script based on the Book of Esther. It is an invitation to watch a children's play with a big cast, all dressed up as Megillah characters: Mordechai, Queen Esther, Achashverosh and Haman.

Age Group: TODDLERS

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Humor-filled performances were staged in various Jewish congregations on Purim since the 16th century. In Yiddish they were called Purim Spiel, in Arabic – Klaat Purim. Levin Kipnis perpetuated this Purim tradition in a song which is in fact a script for a children’s play, to be performed by them. His words were put to music by Nahum Nardi as part of a children’s Purim play, and later illustrated by Nachum Gutman. The book in its current format was first published in 1933, and has been an integral part of many a Purim among Israeli children.

 

Happy Purim!

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Copies Distributed:

20,000

Publishing:

ידיעות ספרים

Year of Distribution:

1977 2016-2017